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NEX Hilo 12 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Fujiwara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Georlev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takeshi Fujiwara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Takeshi Fujiwara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Viktor Georlev!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujiwara scores with a kick to the midsection.
Georlev dives in for a single leg takedown but Fujiwara sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Georlev's coach down at Cozad MMA Tokyo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Georlev's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Georlev looking to stall.
Fujiwara manages to break the clinch.
Takeshi Fujiwara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fujiwara throws the kick towards the body but Georlev avoids it.
Georlev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fujiwara avoids it really well and circles away.
Georlev moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Georlev shoots in but Fujiwara avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Takeshi Fujiwara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Georlev.
Sloppy strikes from Fujiwara. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujiwara lands a nice shot that snaps Georlev's head back.
Georlev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fujiwara as he jumps to the side.
Georlev blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Fujiwara as Georlev shoots in.
Fujiwara's corner calls for a 1-2. Fujiwara obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fujiwara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fujiwara connects with the punch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fujiwara!
Fujiwara bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Georlev.
Fujiwara lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Georlev backs up against the cage.
Fujiwara lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fujiwara thuds his right hand into Georlev's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fujiwara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Georlev.
Fujiwara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Georlev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fujiwara connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Georlev is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fujiwara, as that shot connected.
Georlev is still on wobbly legs! Can Fujiwara finish him?
Georlev moves away from the strike by Fujiwara.
Georlev seems to have recovered his senses.
Oooooh!!! Fujiwara has knocked Georlev down with a huge combo! Fujiwara steps away and waves a wobbly Georlev back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Fujiwara fakes the leg kick and cracks Georlev in the body.
A jab from Fujiwara finds it's way through Georlev's defenses.
Fujiwara thuds a left hand into Georlev's body.
Fujiwara fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Georlev fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Georlev looks winded!
Fujiwara lands a nice looking body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Fujiwara there.
Fujiwara moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Crunch! Fujiwara slams his shin into Georlev's torso.
Fujiwara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fujiwara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fujiwara tests Georlev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fujiwara.
Georlev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fujiwara bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fujiwara scores with a nice body kick.
Nice shot by Fujiwara.
Fujiwara lands a front kick.
Fujiwara jabs Georlev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fujiwara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Georlev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fujiwara is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Georlev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Georlev is trying desperately to land a takedown but Fujiwara is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Georlev.
Georlev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fujiwara swivels and escapes.
Fujiwara thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Georlev if he has to take too many more of those.
Fujiwara cracks Georlev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fujiwara lands with an overhand left.
Fujiwara moves into range and connects with a jab.
Georlev has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fujiwara cracks Georlev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Georlev walks into a left hand.
Fujiwara fakes the leg kick and cracks Georlev in the body.
Georlev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fujiwara swivels and escapes.
Fujiwara works Georlev's body with a nice hook.
Georlev has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fujiwara.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Georlev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Georlev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Georlev takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Fujiwara dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Georlev drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fujiwara scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fujiwara cracks Georlev with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fujiwara catches Georlev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fujiwara thuds his shin into the meat of Georlev's side.
Takeshi Fujiwara is winning the standup battle so far.
Georlev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fujiwara connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Georlev's hands.
Fujiwara scores with a nice head shot.
A jab from Fujiwara finds it's way through Georlev's defenses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fujiwara bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fujiwara lands a nice looking body shot.
Georlev tries to move into range but Fujiwara moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fujiwara fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fujiwara scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujiwara drops Georlev with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Georlev! Fujiwara dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takeshi Fujiwara!
A relieved looking Takeshi Fujiwara thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyrese Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyrese Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrew Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Morgan or perhaps it was just good defense by Gibson, which made it look bad.
Morgan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Morgan looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
The crowd cheers as Gibson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Morgan doesn't seem phased though.
Gibson scores with a head kick. Morgan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nice jab there from Gibson.
Gibson lands a head kick!
Morgan slaps away a takedown attempt from Gibson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gibson closes the distance and clinches up with Morgan, looking for a takedown. Gibson pushes Morgan against the cage but Morgan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gibson looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibson scores with a nice body kick.
Gibson lands with a kick to the temple. Morgan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Morgan tries to keep at a distance but Gibson has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gibson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan shoots in looking for a takedown. Gibson tries to sprawl out of it but Morgan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gibson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gibson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morgan, pushing him back against the cage.
Gibson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Morgan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrese Gibson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gibson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gibson breaks from the clinch.
Gibson throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gibson closes the distance and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Gibson.
Morgan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gibson has him pressed against the cage.
Gibson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson closes the distance and clinches.
Gibson pulls Morgan into guard.
Gibson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morgan manages to get himself to full guard.
Gibson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan stuffs the takedown attempt from Gibson. Gibson gets slowly back to his feet.
Gibson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gibson wants to take a breather but Morgan is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson decides to stand and escape the position.
Morgan tries to keep at a distance but Gibson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morgan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gibson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Morgan smiles and moves away.
Gibson gets the takedown into side control.
Gibson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Gibson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Morgan to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson has closed the distance and engaged Morgan in a clinch.
Morgan has Gibson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gibson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Morgan wants a takedown.
Gibson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gibson gets a clinch.
Gibson breaks the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gibson.
Gibson throws a head kick that half lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gibson tries for a takedown but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrese Gibson dominated that round.
That's time! Gibson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Morgan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gibson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gibson shoots in but no luck this time.
Morgan has Gibson up against the cage in a clinch.
Gibson pulls guard successfully.
Morgan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gibson looking for a sweep. Not yet Gibson, not yet.
Gibson seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan gets to his feet. Gibson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gibson duly obliges.
Gibson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Morgan counters with a three punch combo that has Gibson backing up. Gibson nods at Morgan to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morgan tries to clinch up but Gibson circles away and keeps his distance.
Tyrese Gibson is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson gets a clinch.
Gibson is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrese Gibson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Morgan is trying to push Gibson away but Gibson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gibson drags the fight down to the ground.
Morgan won't allow Gibson to sweep him here.
Gibson controls Morgan momentarily but Morgan frees himself.
Gibson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morgan can do to turn this around?
Gibson is pulling down on Morgan's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gibson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morgan's guard.
Gibson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gibson gets to his feet - Morgan follows without any prompting.
Gibson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gibson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morgan as he avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Morgan is defended easily by Gibson.
Gibson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Morgan avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morgan as he avoids it easily.
Morgan wants to clinch.
Morgan fails to land with a series of punches.
Gibson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morgan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gibson moves into the clinch.
Gibson is looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morgan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gibson keeps control of Morgan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gibson tries to pull guard but Morgan holds him up against the cage and eventually Gibson drops back down to his feet.
Gibson gets underhooks to prevent Morgan's takedown attempt.
Tyrese Gibson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gibson jumps into guard, dragging Morgan to the mat.
Gibson wants to get back to his feet but Morgan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gibson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Morgan takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrese Gibson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Morgan lands with a nice combination. Gibson backs away looking to recover.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gibson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gibson is looking to clinch.
Gibson throws a nice head kick!
Gibson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Morgan defends well and Gibson ends up having to push Morgan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Morgan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gibson stalling.
Gibson tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibson jumps guard but Morgan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrese Gibson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan wants to break free but Gibson has control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morgan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gibson has him pressed against the cage.
Gibson has Morgan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Morgan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gibson tightens his grip and picks Morgan up, before dumping him to the ground. Morgan manages to land in guard.
Gibson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gibson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gibson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Morgan's guard.
Morgan pushes Gibson off looking to stand but Gibson dives back in and keeps control.
Morgan tries to kick Gibson off in order to stand up. Gibson Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gibson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Morgan is being controlled here.
Gibson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson advances nicely into full mount.
Gibson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gibson trying to control but Morgan is having none of it.
Gibson looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson looking to finish with strikes here!
Morgan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gibson content just to control the position here.
Gibson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Morgan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gibson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gibson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Gibson breaks from Morgan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gibson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gibson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morgan is looking to escape.
Morgan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gibson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Morgan because Gibson loaded up on that one.
Andrew Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyrese Gibson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gibson tries to control but Morgan wriggling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrese Gibson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gibson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrese Gibson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chiku Maneno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anssi Manninen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Chiku Maneno has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Chiku Maneno seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chiku Maneno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anssi Manninen!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maneno sizes up Manninen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Anssi Manninen has been cut.
Manninen fails with a takedown attempt.
Maneno stuns Manninen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Manninen fails with the takedown
and Maneno counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Manninen thinking.
Maneno lands a jab to Manninen's midsection.
Manninen looks winded!
Maneno lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maneno jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Manninen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Maneno is able to avoid easily.
Maneno scores with a shot to the body.
Maneno cracks a nice hook into Manninen's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manninen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maneno lands a big uppercut and Manninen crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Manninen looks OK. Maneno waves Manninen back to his feet!
Manninen is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Maneno ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Manninen clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chiku Maneno!
Chiku Maneno seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Respect Fadda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caliph James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fadda comes to the cage accompanied by Remember the Name. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Respect Fadda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Caliph James!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fadda is defended easily by James.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fadda.
James throws a leg kick but Fadda sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fadda is trying hard to land a takedown here. James sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Respect Fadda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've been told by Fadda's head coaches at Gracie Barra Hilo (Sauna + Bang for your Buck) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
James scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fadda in his tracks.
Fadda shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with James but James pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fadda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
James motions for Fadda to come forward. James throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fadda.
Fadda fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James stuffs the takedown.
James has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
James swinging wildly here.
James defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fadda.
Fadda shoots in for a double leg but James sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
James looks to land a right hand but Fadda moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fadda drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fadda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
James looking to control.
James keeping moving, preventing Fadda from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fadda slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fadda looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fadda is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, James has escaped the position, nice work there.
James really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fadda. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fadda wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by James, who protects the arm well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if James can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fadda tries for a kimura but James is defending well.
Fadda is looking to take a break and control but James is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fadda looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
James seems a little lost for a moment, as Fadda dominates the positioning.
Fadda has hold of James's arm. He's looking for a kimura. James seems comfortable defending it but Fadda has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! James is real pain and he's forced to tap out! James is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Fadda couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Respect Fadda!
An intense looking Respect Fadda took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I want to thank the organization for the opportunity to compete with other high level fighters. Thanks to my opponent for pushing me to train hard to meet his challenge. Thanks to my sponsor at SP Ultimate Nutrition and my coaches at Kamehameha Fight Club. Most of all thanks to the fans.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Rampage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Minoru Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis Rampage has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 lbs
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200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lewis Rampage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Minoru Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Suzuki.
Rampage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Suzuki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suzuki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Suzuki lands a head kick. Rampage smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rampage throws the kick towards the body but Suzuki avoids it.
Rampage takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A right-left combo lands from Suzuki.
Suzuki throws a combination that misses
and Rampage moves into the clinch.
Suzuki wants to get back to striking at distance but Rampage won't allow it.
Rampage goes for a takedown attempt but Suzuki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Suzuki throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rampage shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Suzuki napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Suzuki pushes Rampage away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rampage gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rampage is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Suzuki has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rampage working the body and head with strikes.
Rampage lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Suzuki down.
Suzuki is trying to control Rampage's posture but Rampage avoids it.
Rampage has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Suzuki is looking for a sweep.
Suzuki is not content to let Rampage control the position.
Rampage is staying tight to Suzuki's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Suzuki is not content to let Rampage control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rampage tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The strikes coming from Rampage are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Rampage happy to just control the position for now.
Suzuki is looking to reverse the position.
Rampage knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Suzuki on the ground.
Rampage is trying to get an arm triangle but Suzuki is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rampage is looking to take a break and control but Suzuki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rampage tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rampage has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Suzuki is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rampage asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Rampage working the head and body with strikes.
Suzuki wants to control but Rampage postures up.
Rampage is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Suzuki has escaped the position, nice work there.
Suzuki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rampage tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Suzuki regains half guard.
Rampage with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Suzuki is refusing to be controlled, as Rampage sits in half guard.
Suzuki has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rampage is working away from the top position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Suzuki actively working from the bottom here.
Rampage is looking to take a break and control but Suzuki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lewis Rampage will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Suzuki listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Suzuki misses with a body kick.
Rampage gets the takedown into side control.
Suzuki explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Minoru Suzuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rampage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rampage shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Suzuki is trying to defend but Rampage finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suzuki is trying to stand.
Suzuki gets full guard.
Suzuki is trying to keep Rampage in close.
Rampage slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rampage not doing much here.
Lewis Rampage overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Suzuki wants to control but Rampage is keeping busy.
Rampage is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Suzuki defends it well.
Rampage is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Suzuki is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rampage with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Suzuki is pressing down on Rampage's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Suzuki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rampage trying to control the position from guard on top but Suzuki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suzuki has his foot on Rampage's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rampage works his way back into a safe position though.
Suzuki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rampage defends it easily.
Suzuki working for a triangle but Rampage defends it easily.
Our spies down at at Great Bash Heel inform us that Suzuki has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Rampage has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Suzuki is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Suzuki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Suzuki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rampage is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rampage has gone for a leg lock! Suzuki slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rampage's guard.
Rampage wants to sweep here but Suzuki controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Suzuki wants to control from the top but Rampage keeps moving.
Suzuki makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Suzuki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Suzuki gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Suzuki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Suzuki misses with an uppercut
and Rampage counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Suzuki!
Rampage stands up and beckons Suzuki to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lewis Rampage will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Suzuki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rampage counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Suzuki wants to stall.
Suzuki has Rampage pressed against the cage.
Rampage has Suzuki pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Suzuki manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Suzuki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rampage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Suzuki misses with a knee to the head.
Rampage manages to break the clinch.
Rampage takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rampage fails with a takedown attempt.
Rampage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Suzuki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Suzuki cracks Rampage with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rampage fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lewis Rampage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suzuki looks to land a left hand but Rampage moved out of range nicely.
Suzuki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rampage.
Rampage shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Suzuki is trying to defend but Rampage finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Suzuki trying to control from the bottom.
Rampage wants to lay and pray for a moment but Suzuki keeps working.
Suzuki wants to improve his position but Rampage is controlling well.
Rampage stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Suzuki to get to his feet.
Minoru Suzuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Minoru Suzuki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rampage looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rampage tries a head kick but it misses.
Suzuki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Suzuki throws a series of punches but Rampage avoids them all with ease.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Suzuki.
Suzuki throws a jab when Rampage was well out of range.
Rampage tries to score a power double leg takedown but Suzuki sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rampage somewhat.
Suzuki looks to land a combination. Rampage sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Minoru Suzuki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rampage blocks a head kick by Suzuki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rampage takes one to the side of the head.
Rampage will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rampage blocks the body kick.
Rampage blocks a leg kick.
Rampage changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Suzuki looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Suzuki struggling a bit here.
Suzuki seems a little lost for a moment, as Rampage dominates the positioning.
Suzuki tries to buck Rampage off but Rampage is having none of it.
Lewis Rampage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Suzuki stops Rampage from passing to mount.
Rampage lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rampage is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Suzuki has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rampage looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Suzuki misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Suzuki striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Minoru Suzuki.
I think Rampage has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lewis Rampage!
An out of breath and clearly excited Lewis Rampage thanked Devotion Energy Inc (Laundry)(Flights) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Santiogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiogo has chosen rock you like a hurricane as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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20
197 lbs
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185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raymond Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Santiogo!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake just misses with a punch to the body.
Santiogo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Santiogo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Santiogo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Santiogo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santiogo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blake.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blake darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice uppercut there from Blake.
Santiogo connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake lunges at Santiogo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Santiogo's hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Santiogo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've been informed that Santiogo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Santiogo lands a jab to Blake's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Victor Santiogo has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Blake misses its intended target.
Blake throws a head kick that misses.
Santiogo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Santiogo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Santiogo tries for a takedown but Blake sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Santiogo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Santiogo gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Blake manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiogo trying to control the position from guard on top but Blake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santiogo passes Blake's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Santiogo trying to control the action but Blake is working from the bottom.
Santiogo controlling the pace.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santiogo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Blake does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Santiogo wants to pass the guard but Blake is defending well.
Santiogo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Blake is looking for a sweep. Santiogo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiogo passes to full mount!
Blake sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Blake looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Santiogo trying to mount his opponent but Blake defends it.
Santiogo is trying to control the action in half guard but Blake is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Santiogo prevents Blake from improving his position.
Santiogo wants to take a breather but Blake is having none of it.
Blake is looking for a sweep. Santiogo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiogo controlling the pace.
Blake gets back to full guard.
Blake had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Santiogo defends it easily.
Santiogo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Santiogo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santiogo wants to control from the top but Blake keeps moving.
Blake has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Santiogo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Santiogo wants to control from the top but Blake keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Victor Santiogo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Victor Santiogo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Blake closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Santiogo quickly recovers to half guard.
Santiogo tries to get to full guard but Blake has control of the leg.
Blake slows the pace down in half guard.
Santiogo is not content to let Blake control the position.
Blake stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santiogo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Santiogo defending well though.
Santiogo wants to improve his position but Blake is controlling well.
Blake is taking a breather. Santiogo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Blake sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Santiogo defending well though.
Santiogo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Santiogo is looking to escape.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Blake misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santiogo.
Santiogo throws out a loose jab but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blake throws a low kick but Santiogo moves out of range easily.
Blake lands with a cross.
Blake does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Santiogo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Blake sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Blake throws a leg kick which misses Santiogo's front leg but catches the back leg as Santiogo tries to avoid it.
Blake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Santiogo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Santiogo.
Blake had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Santiogo defends it easily.
Santiogo wants to get up but he can't break Blake's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake has his foot on Santiogo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Santiogo works his way back into a safe position though.
Santiogo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Santiogo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blake is keeping the position for now.
Santiogo wanted to stand there but Blake had control of the position.
Santiogo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Blake looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Blake looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Blake!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blake scoring with punches and elbows.
Blake landing strikes.
Blake postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake lands a few punches from side control.
Santiogo gets back to half guard.
Santiogo is looking to improve his position.
Santiogo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Blake is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Raymond Blake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blake landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blake lands a big elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake working Santiogo over with strikes here.
Blake landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymond Blake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Victor Santiogo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Blake fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Santiogo on the side of the head.
Blake fails to land the takedown.
Blake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santiogo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blake lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Santiogo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Santiogo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Blake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Raymond Blake is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santiogo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Decent striking displayed by Blake there.
Santiogo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Blake misses.
Blake with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blake with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Santiogo counter with a right hand.
Santiogo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blake.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raymond Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santiogo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Blake sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Santiogo somewhat.
A punch lands to the side of Santiogo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Santiogo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Santiogo misses its intended target.
Blake checks the leg kick nicely there.
Blake throws a shot to the body.
Santiogo throws a series of strikes that have Blake backpedaling.
Blake throws a looping overhand right but Santiogo ducks down to avoid it.
Blake with a hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santiogo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Santiogo or perhaps it was just good defense by Blake, which made it look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blake swings widly with a right hand
and Santiogo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Santiogo.
Blake is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Santiogo wants to control from the top but Blake keeps moving.
Santiogo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blake is keeping the position for now.
Santiogo stopping the sweep attempt from Blake.
Blake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santiogo can do to turn this around?
Santiogo wants to get up but he can't break Blake's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiogo controlling from the top position.
Blake bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Santiogo's guard.
Blake trying to control the position from guard on top but Santiogo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santiogo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Santiogo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santiogo controls Blake momentarily but Blake frees himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blake tries to free his leg and advance position but Santiogo is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raymond Blake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blake has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raymond Blake!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Viavao Kaho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igam Rustimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaho comes into the arena with Joey B - Tonga (Feat. Sarkodie) blaring out of the sound system. Igam Rustimov struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Viavao Kaho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Igam Rustimov!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rustimov tries for a takedown but Kaho sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rustimov dives in for a single leg takedown but Kaho sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kaho gets underhooks to prevent Rustimov's takedown attempt.
Viavao Kaho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igam Rustimov.
Rustimov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rustimov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kaho has Rustimov pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Kaho pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Rustimov tumbling to the mat - Kaho dives into Rustimov's guard.
Kaho tries to free his leg and advance position but Rustimov is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaho works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kaho looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kaho is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rustimov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kaho trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kaho is thwarting Rustimov's attempts to control the position.
Kaho is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rustimov won't allow Kaho to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaho seems to be working for a kimura but Rustimov defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaho wants to pass to mount but Rustimov is defending the position.
Kaho is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rustimov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kaho.
Kaho works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rustimov is trying to buck Kaho off.
Kaho tries for a kimura but Rustimov is defending well.
Kaho swings around for an armbar but Rustimov sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kaho's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rustimov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kaho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kaho is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rustimov is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viavao Kaho dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kaho closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Viavao Kaho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kaho tries for a kimura but Rustimov is defending well.
Kaho has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Kaho is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Rustimov has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Rustimov!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaho is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rustimov trying to control but Kaho is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rustimov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kaho is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rustimov trying to control the action but Kaho is working from the bottom.
Kaho is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kaho looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kaho looking for submissions off his back.
Kaho is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rustimov pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaho is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rustimov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rustimov's back!
Rustimov is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Kaho tightening his grip on Rustimov, looking for the choke.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Kaho's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Kaho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rustimov can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rustimov defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Kaho is looking for the choke from the back position but Rustimov is controlling his hands well.
Kaho working for a choke but Rustimov is defending well.
Kaho has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Rustimov is defending well but eventually Kaho manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Rustimov has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Viavao Kaho!
Viavao Kaho thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cooter Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio Valakas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brown might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Titties and Beer. Valakas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Coolio - Gangster's Paradise kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fabricio Valakas is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cooter Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fabricio Valakas!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valakas fails to land with a series of punches.
Valakas misses with a lunging right hand
and Brown counters with a takedown into side control.
Brown working away.
Brown thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Brown tries for a kimura but Valakas is defending well.
Valakas prevents Brown from moving into mount.
Brown will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brown tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Valakas is trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown trying to control the action but Valakas is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Brown's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valakas is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Brown off and has taken his back!
Brown trying to control the hands but Valakas won't let him.
Brown knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Valakas on the ground.
Brown defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Valakas gets his hands free as Brown looks to control.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Valakas. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Valakas is trying to stick to Brown's back but Brown is turning into Valakas. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Valakas's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Brown.
Valakas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brown gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Valakas keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Brown slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Valakas manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Valakas keeps working.
Brown is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Valakas is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Brown is looking for a kimura but Valakas is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brown to get the leverage.
Brown looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Valakas looking for submissions off his back.
Brown is stalling here. Valakas is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Brown seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Valakas has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valakas tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Valakas wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brown, who protects the arm well.
Brown tries to control but Valakas manages to take his back.
Brown breaks Valakas's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Brown pushes down on Valakas's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Brown is keen to just control but Valakas is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valakas looking for submissions off his back.
Brown seems to be looking for submissions.
Valakas actively working from the bottom here.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Valakas keeps working.
Brown is trying for a kimura here. Valakas looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Brown wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cooter Brown!
During a confident post fight interview, Cooter Brown thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Jerry Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Marleau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrick Marleau is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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202 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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190 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Jerry Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Marleau!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee swings for the body but Marleau moves out of range.
Marleau moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Marleau closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lee moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lee pulls Marleau in close to his closed guard and prevents Marleau from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
Marleau stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marleau with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee controlling Marleau's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marleau looking to pass the guard.
Lee pulls Marleau in close to his closed guard and prevents Marleau from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lee looking to score a takedown here. Marleau is defending well but Lee drives through and ends up in Marleau's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marleau had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lee defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee wants to control from the top but Marleau keeps moving.
Marleau controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
Lee advances to half guard.
Marleau is looking for a sweep. Lee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lee is looking for a kimura here.
Lee is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marleau looking for submissions off his back.
Lee seems to be looking for submissions.
Marleau wants to improve his position but Lee is controlling well.
Marleau is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lee pulls his head out easily.
Marleau won't allow Lee to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Marleau trying to hold on to Lee's head to control him but Lee postures up.
Lee keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lee is trying to work for a kimura but Marleau is defending well.
Marleau is trying to get back to full guard.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Marleau is defending well.
Lee looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Marleau is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lee's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lee's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alex Jerry Lee will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Marleau looking to score a takedown here. Lee is defending well but Marleau drives through and ends up in Lee's guard.
Marleau throwing strikes but missing.
Marleau slips nicely into half guard.
Marleau wants to stand up but Lee has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Lee is defending against the submission attempts here by Marleau.
Marleau is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee wants to improve his position but Marleau is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marleau is keen to just control but Lee is a slippery customer.
Marleau is thwarting Lee's attempts to control the position.
Marleau is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lee sees it coming and defends easily.
Lee keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Marleau trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lee manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lee is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lee keeping full guard, as Marleau tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Marleau from controlling successfully.
Marleau being controlled here momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marleau has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lee is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Marleau changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lee looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lee is trying to control Marleau's posture but Marleau avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marleau has hold of Lee's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Lee tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Marleau cranks the arm and Lee screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Lee, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Patrick Marleau!
Patrick Marleau gave a mention to Devotion Energy Inc (Laundry)(Flights) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wendel Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yogi Dhamma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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189 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wendel Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yogi Dhamma!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark throws a shot from downtown. Dhamma moves away and avoids it.
Dhamma tries to land a front kick but Clark steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dhamma.
Dhamma shoots in and drives through. Clark sprawls well.
Dhamma throws a hook to the side of Clark's head but Clark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dhamma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clark.
Dhamma misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wendel Clark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yogi Dhamma.
Dhamma shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Clark as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dhamma checks a low kick from Clark.
Wendel Clark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhamma gets a double leg takedown into Clark's guard.
Dhamma stopping the sweep attempt from Clark.
Clark seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Clark controlling Dhamma's posture.
Dhamma won't allow Clark to sweep him here.
Dhamma stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clark swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dhamma works over Clark with some ground and pound from guard.
Dhamma trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Clark is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dhamma looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Clark controlling the action here.
Clark's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Dhamma looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Clark wants to free his trapped foot but Dhamma is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dhamma actively working from the bottom here.
Dhamma wants to improve his position but Clark is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dhamma trying to get back to full guard but Clark takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Clark takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Clark knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dhamma on the ground.
Dhamma is desperately trying to improve his position but Clark has a good base and remains in mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dhamma sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Dhamma trying to control but Clark postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wendel Clark dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Clark drives through and clinches with Dhamma against the cage.
Clark lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dhamma backwards.
Dhamma blocking some punches.
Dhamma jumps guard but Clark stands there with Dhamma around his waist. Dhamma gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Clark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dhamma can do to turn this around?
Clark throws a punch but it's blocked by Dhamma.
Clark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dhamma blocks a body shot from Clark.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dhamma.
Dhamma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Clark.
Clark lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dhamma gets control of Clark's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dhamma will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Clark wants to pass the guard but Dhamma is keeping the position.
Clark is stalling in the full guard.
Dhamma looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhamma is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Clark trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dhamma's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Clark controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dhamma.
Dhamma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clark.
Clark swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dhamma.
Clark scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark misses with a low kick.
Clark lands a leg kick that knocks Dhamma off balance momentarily.
Dhamma throws a leg kick but Clark checks it.
Clark connects with the punch.
Dhamma tries to move into range but Clark moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Clark comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dhamma slips a straight right by Clark.
Dhamma takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Clark slips under a jab.
Dhamma takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark moves out of range as Dhamma throws a body kick.
Dhamma throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Clark walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dhamma checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dhamma keeps the fight on the outside.
Clark slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clark throws an overhand right that lands on Dhamma's shoulder, as Dhamma tries to avoid the shot.
Clark pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Clark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dhamma.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wendel Clark dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dhamma looks for a takedown but Clark sprawls well.
Clark tries to score with a low kick but Dhamma moves his leg out of the way.
Clark defending well as Dhamma loads up on a big left hand.
Wendel Clark is winning the standup battle so far.
Clark tests Dhamma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clark scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark connects with a right hand. Dhamma shakes it off.
Clark scores with a jab to the body.
Dhamma pivots, looking for a leg kick but Clark is out of range and Dhamma settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Clark lands a nice uppercut.
Clark lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Clark lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dhamma jumps guard but Clark turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Clark lands a shot to the body.
Dhamma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clark lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Clark lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Clark.
A shot in the inside from Clark.
Dhamma is rocked!
Dhamma jumps guard but Clark turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wendel Clark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yogi Dhamma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clark digs a right hand into Dhamma's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dhamma's gas tank.
Yogi Dhamma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clark throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clark creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dhamma is still on wobbly legs! Can Clark finish him?
Dhamma blocks a body shot from Clark.
Dhamma seems to have recovered his senses.
Clark tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dhamma's elbow.
Clark lands a right hand.
Clark tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clark lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dhamma backwards.
Dhamma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Clark lands a body punch.
Dhamma tries to pull guard but Clark holds him up against the cage and eventually Dhamma drops back down to his feet.
Clark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhamma manages to pull guard.
Dhamma is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Clark has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Clark is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Clark advances to half guard.
Clark wants to pass to mount but Dhamma is defending the position.
Clark prevents Dhamma from improving his position.
Dhamma works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark is stalling in the full guard.
Dhamma is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Clark is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Clark wants to stand but Dhamma has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dhamma being controlled here, momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wendel Clark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clark has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wendel Clark!
Wendel Clark decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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